Crazy questions
Brad Pitt ____ as (is famous as)
stars as
3 ways on how to describe past habits (difference)
Past Simple - single action in the past; used to (can be used with state verbs) , would
Difference between "at the end" and "in the end"
at the end of something (story, book, lesson) in the end - finally
Have you told her that you don’t want to walk her dog every morning? – Not yet. I don’t want to open ____
a can of worms
Everybody knows that cats aren’t as playful LIKE | AS dogs
as
Greenpeace fights for protecting ___
endangered species
Leopards and jaguars are very SIMILAR WITH | TO each other
to
The Yorkshire Terrier is BY FAR | FAR cuter than the Pitt Bull.
far
How long does an ostrich live? – Hmm, that’s AN AWESOME \ A TRICKY question.
a tricky
verbs after that we need to use bare infinitive (without to)
let, make, modal verbs + had better + I suggest we V + Why don`t we V
5 phrases to suggest an idea
How about + Ving, What would you say to , Why don`t we V, I suggest we V, had better V, I recommend Ving, I recommend you to do
3 ways to describe abilities (difference)
was able to - specific situation;
could - general situation;
managed to - a difficult situation
NO difference in meaning in a negative form
3 phrases to invite somebody
Would you like to come...?
Do you fancy coming...?
Are you doing anything tonight?
I was wondering if you wanted...?
waste time | kill time
Waste time – spend time aimlessly, doing nothing useful
Kill time - do something in order to wait for something else
3 symptoms of pneumonia
cough
hay fever
running nose
Phrases that you can use to paraphrase words that you don`t know in English (difference)
It`s the thing (for countable nouns), It`s the stuff (for uncountable nouns)
5 idioms that are connected with animals
as busy as a bee
dog eat dog world
have butterflies in my stomach
just all bark and no bite
like a bull in a china shop
open a can of worms
teach an old dog new tricks
the world is your oyster
In time | on time difference
IN time – almost late, when something takes place at the last moment. (The train was supposed to leave at 10:00 and I jumped on it at 9:58)
ON time - started according to schedule, everyone was punctual, when something is planned or expected to take place at a specified time and it takes place accordingly.
Eugene’s put ________________ a lot of weight. – No wonder. He’s hooked _______________ sweets.
on | on
I think I ____________ yesterday at dinner. I can't eat anything today.
overate
difference between stop, try, remember + ing | stop, try, remember + to;
TRY + TO - Do something physically or mentally difficult Usually you have a negative result, you didn`t manage to do it. (Намагатися) - I’ve tried to go on a diet before, but couldn’t stick to it.
TRY + ING - Advice, experiment. You don`t know your result and can be sure that this attempt will be successful. It is just your recommendation (спробувати / спробуй) - Try eating three times a day and cut down on sugar.
STOP + TO – Pause in order to do something (зупинитися, щоб…) - On the way here, I stopped to get a coffee because I was feeling dizzy
STOP + ING - Finish, give up, quit (припинити) - I’m hooked on a new TV show, can’t stop watching it!
REMEMBER + ING - Remember something from the past (пам’ятати) - Do you remember having pneumonia last winter?
REMEMBER + TO - Not forget. REMINDER (не забудь) - And remember to have breakfast!
Phrases to be vague
sort of, kind of, in a way, stuff like that, that kind of thing, so on, more or less, in a way
5 phrases to express irritation
I don`t care, It bothers me a bit, It gets on my nerves, It drives me up the wall, It drives me crazy, I`m angry with you for, I want to complain about, I am as mad as hell (devil) I'm fed up with it I'm sick and tired of... What a pain! To bite someone’s head off - to yell angrily at someone suddenly or with no possible reasons.
Additional structures (intensifiers) that add to adjectives to show the difference when you compare something
SMALL difference (slightly busier than, a bit more interesting)
BIG (much happier, far more interesting, by far the strongest)
NO difference (as...as, similar to ...)
must be - you are sure
could be, might be - it`s possible
can`t be - you are sure it is not the answer
To save your time - let me think, I'm not sure, That`s a good|tricky question